1 En Hy het vir my gesê: Mensekind, staan op jou voete, dat Ek met jou kan spreek.

2 En die Gees het in my gekom sodra Hy met my gespreek het, en my op my voete laat staan; en ek het Hom gehoor wat met my gespreek het.

3 Hy sê toe vir my: Mensekind, Ek stuur jou na die kinders van Israel, na die opstandige nasies wat teen My opgestaan het; hulle en hul vaders het teen My oortree tot hierdie selfde dag toe.

4 En die kinders is hard van aangesig en verstok van hart. Ek stuur jou na hulle, en jy moet vir hulle sê: So spreek die Here HERE!

5 Maar of hulle nou al luister of nie -- want hulle is 'n wederstrewige huis -- hulle sal moet erken dat daar 'n profeet in hulle midde gewees het.

6 En jy, mensekind, wees nie vir hulle of vir hulle woorde bevrees nie, omdat distels en dorings by jou is, en jy by skerpioene woon; wees nie bevrees vir hulle woorde en wees voor hulle aangesig nie verskrik nie, want hulle is 'n wederstrewige huis.

7 Maar jy moet hulle my woorde verkondig, of hulle al luister of nie; want hulle is wederstrewig.

8 Maar jy, mensekind, luister na wat Ek jou sê; wees nie wederstrewig soos die wederstrewige huis nie; maak jou mond wyd oop, en eet wat Ek jou gee.

9 Toe kyk ek, en daar was 'n hand na my toe uitgesteek, en daarin 'n boekrol!

10 En Hy het dit voor my uitgesprei; en dit was beskrywe op die voor-- en agterkant, en daarop was geskrywe klaagliedere en gesug en wee.

1 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee. 2 And the Spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard him that spake unto me. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me even unto this very day. 4 And the children are impudent and stiffhearted: I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah. 5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear (for they are a rebellious house), yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. 6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house. 7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.

8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee. 9 And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; 10 And he spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.